About this project

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For
Christmas last year, I received a coffee table book of Gil Elvgren's
work. I loved it and must have flipped through it hundreds of times,
admiring the fresh-faced, realistically-shaped drawings that stared
back at me. Seeing beautiful women with full hips and fleshy arms was
like balm after the daily onslaught of images featuring malnourished,
androgynous models.

After
the initial soothing effects had worn off, however, I was left with
the indignant realization that all of Gil's girls seemed to have the
collective intellect and competency of a young bush baby. None of the
paintings represented what a real woman would do if, say, a lobster
grabbed her skirt; if she was stuck in a dead-end “women's work”
job; if her life was full of house work and drudgery.

I
wondered what his paintings would have looked like had he ever used a
real-life, everyday woman as his inspiration. How would she react to
a passing truck splashing puddles on her? I highly doubt that all
she'd do is pucker up and lift her skirt.

So,
with the help of an award-winning photographer, I've taken on the
project of putting together a calendar that celebrates both the
beautifully classic style of Elvgren's work and the stupendously
human reactions that everyone who's ever gotten fed up with endless
housework, wearing uncomfortable shoes and the exhausting pressure to
fit societal molds can relate to.

I
am a trained fashion stylist and I already have a photographer so
together we can take care of hair, makeup, costumes, props and
photography. I've already lined up twelve local models and all we
really need is the money for props, costumes and printing.